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Standing on the stairs of the Parliament Street subway, the white Regal building behind him, he looks up at the sky. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Ajit Phogat, Connaught Place, Hindustan Times, news, Palika Bazaar, Parliament Street, Puma T-shirt, TQS jeans, Woodland shoes
Lying on the grass, he is looking up at the sky. There are no stars to be seen yet. The evening’s gathering darkness, however, is bringing the surrounding skyscrapers into closer focus. The tall office buildings, lighting up for the night, are suddenly looking accessible. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Connaught Place, delhi, delhi walla, employment, Ferozepur, Jalandhar University, jobs, Nitin Chanana, Palika Bazaar, Punjab, recruitment
Intently looking around, her eyes focus in on the corner bench. A joda (couple) is sitting there. Sunita Pandit, 56, walks up to them. The Delhi Walla follows her. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.17 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Filed under Musings, The Delhi Walla · Tagged ambiguous sexuality, blessings, Connaught Place, eunuch, hijra, homosexuals, Ms Pandit, Palika Bazaar
As the news broke that the Delhi High Court has legalized homosexuality, I tried hard to maintain my outward calm of a reporter. Our tribe is not supposed to get ecstatic or heartbroken no matter what’s the breaking news. So here I was in the HT City newsroom, trying to file a page 1 story as if it was just a story. But when I called gay and lesbian friends who were present in the court, asking them for newspaper quotes, I couldn’t help wishing: “God, I should’ve been at ground zero!” Read more
(14 votes, average: 4.14 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged consensual same-sex, Delhi High Court, Dostana, Gay people, homosexuality, Palika Bazaar
